Show BRYANS nafle NAME c CHEERED pennsylvania democrats in it convention denounce gov stone assembled ed and ex sen quay but they refuse to unequivocally ing the money question endorse the chicago platform avoid and making the antitrust anti trust anti stone main issues anti quay party confident of carrying the state harrisburg pa june nhe n 14 the he democratic convention was called to order at 1210 p m by state chairman rilling temporary chairman william benton denton of lancaster maae a brief as the great leader of the democracy on 1 conw its fight ln in 1896 and ills S men tion l of the nama name of william J bryan as ns the great leader of the Demoor arcy was received with mildest applause he ile said the T democrats in the last leg log made a record of which it can be proud TC he ile predicted the election of the ticket next fall and if an election of governor were held this year the democrats would win by majority he ile criticized the management of the treasury and he said the freedom of cuba was due entirely to the untiring efforts of the democratic minority in congress the convention then took a recess until 3 the platform as prepared by the executive committee was adopted by the resolutions committee A motion to amend by making a straight out declaration in favor of the chicago plit platform forin was defeated the platform is as follows the democracy of pennsylvania in convention assembled again renew our pledges of fidelity and devotion to the sacred rights of fhe the people true to the faith falth and principles of our party as declared inthe in the platforms of our several national conventions and proud of our matchless leader william jennings bryan realize that the issues involved in the coming campaign in pennsylvania are honest government clean poll ties and the redemption of our state from republican misrule and corruption we denounce the indecent haste baste displayed and disrespect shown the tile people t by y the governor of the state in the appointment to the vacancy in the united states senate of al S quay who to prevent a full investigation before a jury of his countrymen pleaded the statute of limitation against the most serious charges of crime A revision of the tax laws Is favored to the end that corporate property may pay its due share and municipal franchises ba be valued and assessed as any other property the adoption of laws preventing the further grant of municipal and other othe r franchises in perpetuity Is favored on ballot reform the platform reads we favor a revision of the ballot law lawf maintaining its se secrecy crocy simplifying the method of voting and protecting the voter against fraud and coercion we also favor the amendment of the constitution so as to require a personal registration of voters in the city and we denounce governor stone tor for attempting by bis his veto to interfere without right or justification with the act passed tor for that purpose and thus attempting to prevent the people from passing upon this important matter the immediate prosecution of those f guilty of br bribery bery actual or attempted in connection with the recent rial contest contes t and their sentence to the i full penalty of the law is demanded demand cd on bartot reform the P platform platform reads we are opposed to all combinations of capital calculated to produce monopoly or restrain trade as bein being g inconsistent with the spirit of tree free institutions and if it their establishment cannot be constitutionally prevented we bold hold that they should be so regulated and limited that individual legislation by proper effort shall not be impaired |